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The home is, for many people, the location for their most intense
relationships with visual things. Because they are constructed
through the objects we choose, domestic spaces are deeply revealing
of a range of cultural issues. How is our interpretation of an
object affected by the domestic environment in which it is placed?
Why choose a stainless steel teapot over a leopard print one? How
do the images hanging on the walls of our homes arrive there? In
placing contemporary art in the context of the 'ordinary' home,
this book embarks on the contentious topic of whether 'high' art
impacts on 'ordinary' people. What is the size and nature of the
audience for contemporary art in Britain? Do people really visit
more art galleries than attend football matches? What is the
significance of the home in relation to such questions? Indeed,
what constitutes 'art' in the home?
The home is, for many people, the location for their most intense
relationships with visual things. Because they are constructed
through the objects we choose, domestic spaces are deeply revealing
of a range of cultural issues. How is our interpretation of an
object affected by the domestic environment in which it is placed?
Why choose a stainless steel teapot over a leopard print one? How
do the images hanging on the walls of our homes arrive there? In
placing contemporary art in the context of the 'ordinary' home,
this book embarks on the contentious topic of whether 'high' art
impacts on 'ordinary' people. What is the size and nature of the
audience for contemporary art in Britain? Do people really visit
more art galleries than attend football matches? What is the
significance of the home in relation to such questions? Indeed,
what constitutes 'art' in the home?
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